Name: Druvian
Nicknames: Dru
Gender: Male
Age: 15-16
Faction/Race Dream Reaper
Personality:
Druvian suffers from a syndrome that's fairly common amongst teenagers of any species. We know it as the "I really don't give a s**t" syndrome. He has a full blown case and unfortunately, there doesn't really seem to be a cure. He really doesn't care unless it comes to anyone but a very select few people. These people include:
Number one? Himself. His number one priority in life has always been, and likely always will be, himself. He's vain - he has no reason to hide it, and so he doesn't. He may someday have a ghoulfriend or boilfriend because they compliment him and make him look good - but the chances of him developing anything of a serious nature or any sense of 'caring' are not high. His attention span is single minded at best, and truthfully he'll probably lose interest and be off to the next useful project before it can even get to the point of caring. If he ever managed to form actual deep friendships, I'm not sure he'd know what to do with himself. Or it.
Two: Tying into number one...Anyone who can be of use or benefit to him. If you have some way, some talent, some object of mystifying wonder that could possibly benefit Dru, he's your best friend. Ever.
Three: Someone who is posing a threat to him in any way. It doesn't matter if you're simply beating him for top marks in class, or if you want to eat his brain meats. If you're bigger, smarter than him, badder than him, or he even perceives you as a threat...he cares. Oh you bet he's noticed you, and he's going to do anything in his power to prove that he is better than you.
Druvian has a great sense of self preservation, though his methods are among the more stupid way of handling it. Instead of avoiding it like a rational being, he'll face you. Head on. Any time, anywhere - At least...as long as he knows he'll have the upper hand.
He insists that he's not afraid of anything - he acts like he's not afraid of anything, but in truth he's afraid of being weak. More than that, he's terrified of it and he refuses to put himself in situations where it will show that he isn't, in fact, as good as he thinks he is. This comes from some deep-seated sense of needing to prove himself. Dru's used to working hard to get somewhere - he's worked damn hard, and still has a long way to go (being on the bottom of the totem pole and all), and cannot afford to be knocked back. He's a reaper - he's not afraid of hard work, but why not accept what help he can in getting to the top?
Now, just because Druvian thinks that he's better than everyone else and doesn't really-but-really-does care what you have to think, it does not mean that he *is* - Far from it. He's good at surviving, he's good at figuring out who is most beneficial and manipulating his circumstances to be ideal (for the most part) but honestly, he's not more adept at FEAR than anyone else, he's still a first year, and he still has a long way to go. The difference is, he just won't admit it. He's not immune to failure - he just has quite the different view on what failure is.
On that note: I want to see him fail. In fact, I'd love to watch him get knocked down a few bazillion pegs. It's not fun otherwise. I want to really deepen his character, but that's going to need to be done through RP interactions. I want to start him out shallow-ish, and make him (I'm a sadist, he hates me) grow. Boy needs a few reality checks.
General personality summary in a nice little box: I kind of see him as a character who's biggest fear is being weak and so he tries overly hard to overcome the obstacle and by association doesn't really give a s**t about anything other than himself and his goal. Being beaten/harmed/in any way bettered would 'weaken' him in image, and make his road harder than it has to be. And while he's not afraid to work (it's in his blood) he's certainly not above taking any advantage he can. Since reapers are hired to do the dirty work of other species, he really has s**t against most of them for being lazy, essentially, and for making his life "Difficult."
HOBBIES:
Sewing: Dru makes his own clothing. He likes to make his own clothing - mostly because everyone else sucks at making clothing. At least clothing he likes. If you see him in non-naked form, he's probably made whatever it is that's covering him. And nine out of ten times? He ain't naked. (We don't talk about the tenth time It Doesn't Exist). He's not super super talented at this - but he's far from "not remotely good". For now, he tends to make simple clothing. Druvian doesn't think clothing needs to be elaborate to make him look good, after all.
Sewing is a calming thing for him. He will sew for hours and hours just to wind down and relax. It's one of the few things he doesn't get up tight about. A few mistakes aren't going to hurt him here so long as the integrity of stitching and cloth doesn't give out and make him lose his clothing like that one time forever ago that Does Not Exist.
Schmoozing: Contrary to his entire 'not giving a s**t' attitude, he wants to meet you. He likes crowds, he likes meeting people, and he enjoys being in company with others. Not because he gets some warm fuzzy feeling or gets crazy notions in his head about friends - but mostly because in social situations, people have loose lips. Gathering information is fun and eventually leads to even better things. Like blackmail. Gathering people is also fun. He likes collecting them. Like trophies.
Drawing: Alright. You caught him. There is one thing he may genuinely care about - and that is drawing. He never shows his sketch books to anyone. Half of the time they're filled with random fashion drawings and god damn it nobody is going to see that - but there are some things in there that have merit. It relaxes him, like sewing does. He finds comfort in the scratch of a pencil against paper, the smell of graphite. And since nobody sees it, he doesn't actually have to be the best at it.
Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? It benefits him, duh. It puts him in the prime position to expand his skills, make strategic alliances, and scope out potential threats for his future all within a relatively safe zone. It's the perfect grounds for an up-and-coming reaper.
Also, his parents are really tired of his s**t.
NATURAL ABILITY:
Druvian has the ability to look into dreams and feed off of them. This is most effective on humans but can be effective, to a lesser extent, on denizens of Halloween.
As a Y1 Student, Druvian can only see bits and pieces of the dreams that he consumes. These bits and pieces are often very fragmented and have little to no context to them. He can only hold his connection to a dreamer for five minutes at a time for now, and only during that time does he have the ability to twist the dream into a nightmare. The content of these nightmares is not something that Druvian is privy to.
This ability only works on those who are asleep. Druvian cannot do anything to those who are awake.
WEAPON: Dream Catcher Scythe
FEAR:
This is what dreams are made of...
Druvian focuses his FEAR through his dream-catcher scythe to create a shadowy nightmare* to fight in his place. While she only lasts a turn, it's one turn that Druvian's pretty little face isn't at risk.
*This is a literal shadow mare. She will get more bad-a** as time moves on.
This FEAR uses the Battle Cry mechanic
Physical Description:
Eye Colour: Solid, glowing ice blue scelra with a single white, barely there pupil.
Hair Colour/Style: Light blue, has a faux-hawk going on with long hair on the sides.
Skin Colour: Colored like the night sky; glowing light blue 'lines' at the outline of his lips and eyes.
Clothing Style/Colours: (remember everything is Halloween-ish)
Extra: Silver snake bite piercings, each ear pierced with a silver plug. Wears an antique gate necklace made of brass. Has sharp teeth.
He's somewhat based off the Oneiroi in greek mythology.
References: [x]
About Dream Reapers
Druvian's sect of Reapers operate much like sandmen. However, instead of bringing sweet dreams they bring nightmares and harvest the fear. Their appearance evolved more to blend in with the night and make their job easier.
Dream reapers can and do see the dreams that they consume. However, there are strict guidelines and protocol to follow. It is considered very taboo to share the content of consumed dreams with anyone but the dreamer themselves. To do so is an act that could get one severely punished or outcasted from the community. The practice of seeing dreams consumed is not well known outside of the Dream Reaper species.
